Something unexpected happened on the crowded road to the 2015 Emmy nominations. A short, stout, vain Belgian detective with a waxed mustache and an egg-shaped head won a nomination for “Outstanding Television Movie.”

I ate lunch with Anthony Bourdain, the creator/star of CNN's 'Parts Unknown,' now up for four Emmys including Outstanding Informational Series, at a meet-and-greet with his chef pal Roy Choi at Pot, his Koreatown restaurant.